Subtle Manifestations of the Dao-Mind Strategic Culture and Historical Lessons from China's Unified Dynasties
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Erscheinungsdatum
30.03.2026
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Minerva AcademicSeitenzahl
706 (Printausgabe)
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1248 KB
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Englisch
EAN
9781919409757
As China moves closer to the center of world politics, understanding the historical and cultural foundations of its strategic behavior has become increasingly important. Subtle Manifestations of the Dao-Mind examines the long-term intellectual and historical roots of Chinese grand strategy through a study of five unified dynasties-Qin, Western Han, Eastern Han, Sui, and Tang-during their periods of rise and consolidation.
Based on historical records and classical texts, the study adopts a three-step analytical approach, moving from patterns of strategic behavior to decision-makers' strategic orientations, and finally to the cultural origins of grand strategy. The analysis reveals that China's traditional strategic culture exerted a substantive normative influence on strategic behavior. While instances of divergence between strategic rhetoric and practice did occur, cultural principles-especially those associated with the Way of the sage-kings-played an enduring role in guiding, constraining, and evaluating political action. Through historical experience and retrospective critique, they contributed to the formation of long-term norms emphasizing restraint, moral legitimacy, and the limitations of coercive power.
By integrating historical analysis with conceptual reflection, Subtle Manifestations of the Dao-Mind offers a historically grounded analytical account of Chinese strategic culture and contributes to broader debates on grand strategy, international relations theory, and the role of ideas in shaping state behavior.
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